American Tempest

The Good: With all of the references to the Tea Party, it is only fighting that the history of the original Boston Tea Party would draw new attention. This is an intricate look at all of the pertinent events that led up to, and followed the Boston Tea Party, and resulted in the American Revolution. Although this is a history text, told by a history professor, it is told in just the way that I love history told. Human history, for me, is defined not by time, or events, but by humans, and that is how this tale is told. The story is framed in the characterization of the two key players in the Boston Tea Party, and, in fact, the move toward independence itself: Samuel Adams and John Hancock. I loved this fact.

The Bad: It was a history text. It felt for long intervals like I was reading a history text. Zzzzzzzzzzzzz.

The Ugly: None.

Overall rating: 3 out of 5.